Oakland CA

The rows of thin plastic posts on International Boulevard are saving lives. Almost immediately after the Tempo bus line went live on International Boulevard in the summer of 2020, people flagged its dangers, saying drivers were using the dedicated bus lane as a mini-freeway to bypass traffic slowdowns, leading to...

The mother-son duo behind the family-run Cocina Mamá Cholita recently won the Mission District's "mole to die for" contest. Cocina Mamá Cholita: Mother-son duo brings Michoacán to the Mission

The Concord Police Department has taken to social media to seek assistance from the community in identifying a "porch pirate" who was caught on camera swiping a package from a local resident's front steps. A video posted on the department's Facebook page shows the individual in action, and the police are asking for...

Tenants at one apartment complex in San Francisco are accusing members of their property management staff of breaking into their home and stealing Christmas gifts. "Sad just to see the spirit of Christmas just kind of robbed. It was, like it was the Grinch."

Second in a three-part series about Oakland agencies preparing for major federal funding cuts. Oakland health advocates are preparing for changes to California’s Medi-Cal insurance program that will affect immigrant communities. Starting Jan. 1, the state’s insurance program for low-income people will stop accepting...

(KRON) — Several dogs in California’s Central Coast have recently died or been hospitalized after eating toxic mushrooms, the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter said Monday. The shelter is sounding the alarm on what to watch out for while outside with pets. Following the first rainy days of winter in the San Francisco...

(KRON) — More than $800,000 worth of merchandise was recovered after a months-long investigation into a retail theft operation across Northern California, the California Highway Patrol announced Tuesday. Thirteen suspects — all but one from Oakland — were taken into custody on Dec. 11. CHP stated the stolen goods...

The case was retried after federal district court in 2018 overturned Stevens’ 2007 conviction on the same charges, officials said.

Rows of the 3,000-pound balls line the curbs at Union Square, resembling boulders affixed to podiums that look like part of a Greek column.

Oaklanders often criticize the news media for focusing disproportionately on the horrifying or the scandalous. And let’s face it: this is a complicated city with its share of challenges to overcome. At The Oaklandside, we’re not immune to overdoing it on the doom and gloom. Yet so much...